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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1237 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026

- Extreme heat in the northeastern Panhandles today.

- Low shower/thunderstorm chances (10-30%) return to the northwestern Panhandles on Monday.

SHORT TERM

(This evening through Monday night) Issued at 1237 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Recent rainfall in Beaver County is increasing dewpoints above current guidance. This is in turn increasing heat indices, which lead to the issuance of an Extreme Heat Warning for the county.

Large scale subsidence is attributing to compressional heating across the Panhandles as we head into the work week. This is expected to increase temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, and likely lead to a CWA-wide heat advisory. Dewpoints are steadily declining in the short term due to weak moisture transport, which will keep heat indices close to slightly below ambient temperatures, but still at advisory levels. Monday begins the trend for daily thunderstorm chances in the northwestern combined Panhandles, as terrain induced storms from northern NM and southern CO try to make their way into the Panhandle's. A weak front is expected to make its way into the Panhandles on Tuesday morning, making it possibly as far south as I-40. However, this will do little to stifle temperatures other than possible bringing the northwestern Panhandles Maximum temperatures on Wednesday below triple-digits.

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AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1211 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VFR conditions are expected through at least the next 24 hours. Winds will turn from southwesterly to southerly this afternoon, then back to southwesterly tonight. Winds will remain around 10-15 kts throughout this period.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...Heat Advisory until 10 PM CDT this evening for TXZ003>005- 008>010-014-015-019-020-317.

OK...Heat Advisory until 10 PM CDT this evening for OKZ002.

Extreme Heat Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening for OKZ003.